Klarinet Archive - Posting 000830.txt from 1999/08

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE:German silver
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:24:45 -0400

I don't understand why keys are now nickel-plated -- why not just polish up the
unplated German Silver/Maillechort? Then there would be no problem with plating
wearing off. Does nickel plate have a different feel than Maillechort? Or am I
wrong in guessing that keys used to be unplated? My Series 9 Selmers from the
early 60's look unplated to me, but I'm not going to grind off a bit of a key to
find out for sure.

Can you see solder joints on unplated keys?

--Doug
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Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears

-----Original Message-----
From: Felix1297@-----.com>
Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 6:49 AM
Subject: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 26 Aug 1999 08:15:00 -0000 Issue 1665

>Dear Roger,
>The metal we are using at Buffet Is still what every body call German Silver
>but it is called Mailechort in France because of the name of the two
>ingenieur who invented this metal.Mr Maille and Mr Chorte.they were from Lyon
>France and If I remember right they invented this metal in the 1890' or
>around this date I will have to check.
>So this metal is still use by most of the manufacture before we silver or
>nickel plate the key we put a coat of cupper on the key so the plating will
>go every where on the keys.
>
>Musically Yours
>
>Francois Kloc
>Woodwind Product Specialist
>Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments Inc.

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